2001/2002
The University is proud to recognise the contributions of this varied group of individuals to their fields of expertise.
Mr John M Calder
Publisher, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Peter M Henson
Professor of Medicine and Pathology, University of Colorado, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
Mr Kenny Ireland
Artistic Director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Ambassador Philip Lader
Immediate past Ambassador of the USA to the United Kingdom, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Mr Daniel Liebeskind
Architect, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.
Professor John G McWhirter
Senior Fellow, Signal Processing Group, DERA, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Sir George Mathewson
Chairman, Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor David Perkins
Senior Professor and Co-Director of Project Zero, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, for the degree of Doctor of Education.
Mr Willis R Pickard
Editor, The Times Educational Supplement Scotland (Retired), for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Dr David E Potter
Founder and Chairman of Psion Computers plc, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
The Rt. Hon. Sir Malcolm L Rifkind
QC, Business Consultant and former Secretary of State for Scotland and for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor G. Ross Roy
Emeritus Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Professor Lamin Sanneh
Professor of Missions and World Christianity, Yale Divinity School and Fellow of Trumbull College, Yale, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Professor Roger V Short
Wexler Professorial Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Professor Alan J Watson
Distinguished Research Professor and Ernest P Rogers Professor of Law, University of Georgia, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.
Professor Ian Wilmut
Head of Department of Gene Expression and Development, Roslin Institute, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
This article was published on Apr 21, 2011